GIMSON AND BURNET ADD SECOND WORLD TITLE TO OLYMPIC SILVER

John Gimson and Anna Burnet cemented their status as king and queen of Nacra 17 by defending their world title in Oman.

The pair successfully defending the title they won in Australia back in early 2020 by a margin of nine points.

They started the day in the lead, with Germany's Paul Kohlhoff and

Alica Stuhlemmer sitting a few points behind.

Gimson and Burnet ended up confidently foiling down the last run of the medal race, finishing third, winning the event by nine points. “I think that’s one of our big strengths is resetting in the race to stay focused,” said Gimson.

“Identifying what’s paid and getting back on to that. That’s what we spent our whole lives working on.” Having won the world title in 2020 they took Olympic silver at Tokyo 2020 and then barely took a break before going to Greece where they won the European Championship in September.

Gimson added: “There isn’t that much time before Paris 2024, There’s been so little racing over the past 18 months, we’re taking every opportunity we’ve got. We love what we do.”

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